Thirdly, an approach to development oriented towards democracy requires international donors to change their funding models, since these do not match the needs of democracy supporters. Donors should be willing to take more risks, adopt a long-term approach, be more flexible with their financial guidelines, and focus less on activity and indicators. It must be acknowledged that democracy is not a technical process that can be measured by calls for proposals and successfully completed logical frameworks. The concept of‘Pockets of Democracy’ is one of many contributions, and it is innovative in its linkages and the story it(re)tells: democracy must grow from below. Democracy must be continuously supported and require narratives, as Jobelius and Steinhilber outline in their excellent analysis of six lessons for democracy supporters from the past. 13 Every actor supporting democracy should identify PoDs in their area, protect them and expand them, so that the next wave of democratisation can begin and more people can enjoy freedom, social justice and mutual solidarity. 13 Jobelius, Matthias and Steinhilber, Jochen(2020) Progressive Democracy Promotion: What we can learn from history for securing the future of democracy, https://library. fes.de/pdf-files/iez/16500.pdf Pockets of Democracy: ideas for democracy support in constrained contexts 11